as in connects
to fit (two or more things) together securely
She interlocked her fingers with his.
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What Alejandro does, though, is mine that thread that connects all of these places — over their history and through its people — for what amounts to a pan-Caribbean artistic expression.—
Juan J. Arroyo,
Rolling Stone,
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Wyandotte Street, which connects to 31st Street to the south, is slightly flatter.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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And that then links to their view of what they’re justified doing in response to the grievances.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Following Kirk’s death, some speculated that his killer Tyler Robinson may have been exposed to these subcultures, but no credible evidence links him to the Groypers.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Busstra then hooks the snake on a pole before pulling the reptile out of the box with his bare hands.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Create subheadlines that make one clear promise Your subheadline does the heavy lifting after your headline hooks them.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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As one agent holds Shouhed down, the other is seen bringing out handcuffs before a third agent joins them in detaining Shouhed.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The only league changes made for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years is that Pacifica Christian, a small, private school in Newport Beach, joins the Pacific Coast group.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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The Peychaud’s Bitters, all cherry and anise as opposed to Angostura Bitters’ cinnamon and clove, combines with the herbal pop of absinthe and the spicy backbone of the rye to create something wholly new.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
27 Sep. 2025
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This reed diffuser combines notes of palo santo, clove, vetiver, and incense for a fresh yet homey essence.—
Ali Faccenda,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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If granted the necessary mining permits, Neptune plans to follow up the pilot phase with a demonstration-scale facility that integrates extraction, processing, and production.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Particularly striking is how the group skillfully integrates Black music like soul/funk and hip-hop sensibilities into Japanese pop.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
25 Sep. 2025
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The upcoming pact dovetails with ICAA’s objectives to expand its bilateral agreements worldwide.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2025
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With some technologies acquired by SAP are wholly consumed into the company’s underbelly, SuccessFactors has retained its original identity and dovetails well with the company’s ERP suite of business function software.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Reparto is rooted in timba, a classic Cuban sound that exploded in the Nineties and fuses Cuban son, salsa, funk, Afro-Cuban folkloric music, and jazz into an improvisational hybrid.—
Ana González Vilá,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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The resulting collection fuses the nostalgic, theatrical, and the slightly impractical into a versatile edit of staples that can be worn in and out of the home.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Interlocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interlocks. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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